Provinces of the Anglican Church of Canada are headed by a Metropolitan, elected from among the province's diocesan bishops. This bishop then becomes Archbishop of his or her diocese and Metropolitan of the Province. The current Metropolitan of the Province of Canada is the Most Rev Ronald Cutler, Archbishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

From 1861 until 1870, the Bishop of Montreal was metropolitan over the four dioceses of the then Province of Canada (i.e., Upper and Lower Canada - modern Ontario and Quebec). The Province was expanded in 1870 and 1871 to include New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.[1] After 1878, the role of metropolitan of the province of Canada became one elected from among the diocesan bishops of the province.[2]